Life Assurance Policy

Life Assurance Policy

DP x DC

Ghost King Danny has inherited all contracts made with Pariah Dark but doesn’t know it until he finds himself pulling a bullet out of Bruce Wayne.

He was instantaneously summoned in Ghost King regalia to a shooting in progress. Luckily, he had taken Clockwork as his mentor and could bend time just enough to take a bullet out of someone and put it back into the gun it came from. He was as surprised as anyone else at the gala to have saved his life, but was trying to be casual about it to hide his panic. He jumped right to being annoyed about being all the way in New Jersey when he had a test tomorrow.

He stole the Joker’s wallet to pay for his coffee tomorrow morning and left him with the police. Pointedly not saying anything of who he was or why he was there.

Clockwork broke the news to him about his newfound inheritance. People were still able to make contracts with the ghost king when he was in the sarcophagus, but since Pariah couldn’t hold up his end of the bargain the contracts would be voided. Someone must have made a contract before Danny became king but only became relevant when the bullet was already in Bruce Wayne’s heart. They had to check the castle’s archives and found a solitary valid contract. A contract to preserve the life of one Bruce Wayne until his natural death. Paid for on completion with the eternal human soul of the signer.

Cue phantom sheepishly ringing the doorbell and asking to see Mr. Pennyworth about a Life Assurance policy he purchased.

I'm obsessed with this 😭

Scene from Raising Phantom! I spent too long on this kek Also posted one of my favorite stills from it XD also glow wasnt working for the green idky kek

Did a study

Low-key obsessed with how I drew the horn. That shiny and looks nice af

So what if the “No metas in Gotham” thing scared Danny Fenton away from Gotham City?

What if Danny gets a grant or scholarship at Central City University?

What if Danny gets an internship job as an assistant Forensic Scientist at the Central City Police Department?

Ok so hear me out:

The Rouges in Central City are much more chill and jokey than most superhero protected cities and have a good relationship with The Flash and would remind Danny of Amnity in that sense.

Danny’s entire obsession with protection and also a likely mentality of “Police and law enforcement have been horrible to me in the past so I will do everything I can to make sure what happens to me happens to no one else” would make him strive to be an honest protector of the people. He could be a cop and Barry Allen works with him because he knows that Danny isn’t corrupt. A reverse Batman and Jim Gordon if you will. He could also be a Forensic Scientist that recently joined CCPD and Barry Allen is assigned to be his mentor to show him the ropes. Either way The Flash grows to respect and care for this really strange kid who’s eyes sometimes look green as a trick of the light.

Danny using his powers to help solve murders, crimes, and ghostly shenanigans in Central City by talking to the local paranormal entities and recently deceased and pretending that he just is really really good at his job (well he is, but he has a bit of ghostly help.)

The Flash and Kid Flash notice this strange white haired meta zipping around and go to meet him and find out that he’s roughly Wally’s age. The speed force feels a bit strange around this kid, Like he’s been a part of multiple time altering changes. He doesn’t seem malicious though and the kid is really funny so Barry is going to let this ghostly meta do his own thing.

Phantom and The Flash start teaming up. Having an extra person in a battle is always nice. The Flash also notices that this Phantom kid is always DELIGHTED to fight Captain Cold. What The Flash expected to be a long battle that would end in almost frostbite and a long night with little to no sleep ended up being a five minute excursion. The Phantom reveling in the low temperatures and freezing Captain Cold’s cold gun and feet with a more crystalline and shinier type of ice. Instantly ending the battle.

Phantom fights Abra Kadabra and loudly complains to Abra while fighting how stupid Abra’s gimmick is and that it doesn’t look like real magic.

Phantom helps dismantle Weather Wizards plan to blot out the sun by simply turning the giant storm clouds that the Wizard summoned into snow.

The Flash is completely dumbfounded when the Reverse Flash shows up at his work, taunts Barry Allen, when Phantom comes out of nowhere, possesses The Reverse Flash, who then asks the location of the nearest containment facility that’ll house a speedster. Danny/Reverse Flash proceeds to run himself to the location, lock himself in, and exit Thawne’s body. The amount of awe Barry feels can’t even be put to words. Barry Allen’s arch nemesis. Defeated by a ghostly kid who has bi weekly hangouts with his nephew to binge watch D-list horror movies. What the fuck.

Danny has a great relationship with Barry. The two quickly bond over being quippy and aren’t annoyed when the other is consistently late to every possible meet up. Danny is incredibly dexterous and knows his way around the lab and Barry is happy to chat with someone who happily will talk back and ramble on about their life and has a genuine want to help others.

If Barry asks Batman on tips with how to take care of an overworked and constantly exhausted kid that’s between him and the Bat.

Barry mentally adopts this strange coworker and if he spotted the kid behind the CCPD building turning into Phantom? That’s none of his business and for Danny to reveal to him on his own time.

Au where Instead of Batman adopting Danny it’s Aquaman being a feral parent.

Like Arthur Curry would 100% see this dead child in line for the infinite realms throne and be like “that is mine thanks I’ll mentor him well” to “the government is treating your kind like how they treated my kind and I know just how to solve the problem.”

Cue the entire Justice League tackling Arthur so he can’t go murder the president while Batman explains to the media and government officials that if someone doesn’t get rid of the anti-ecto acts then they are going to be at war with the Antlantian People and the Justice League won’t be able to help them because the anti-ecto acts are a direct violation of what the Justice League stands for.

Danny would just be so confused but also just very content that the GIW are gone and that the ghost hunters who show up just get arrested immediately. He’d be completely oblivious of the fact that the nice hero he met that one time has practically decided that he is his child and would just have no clue about the amount of damage control the Justice League has to do so that Aquaman doesn’t outright start murdering people.

How did Phantom meet Aquaman?

Topo the Ectopus.

That’s how they met. For those of you who haven’t read the comics Topo was Aquaman’s sidekick.

His Octopus sidekick.

Topo was also a down right menace and I have no doubt that Topo would lead Danny on a merry chase all the way to Atlantis if that is what it took to get Danny and Arthur in the same room.

I find so much joy in the fact that this undead octopus would take one look at this undead child and be like “you need a parent don’t worry I know just the right guy for the job”.

So Aquaman’s bestie who he believed he’d never see again just shows up and is like I brought you a child, he is a good child :) .

Arthur would straight up break down and simultaneously swear on his life that he’s going to be the most loving parent to ever parent so his friend doesn’t have to worry. Danny would be confused cause “oh i guess he was your friend and wanted to come see you my bad I’ll go now nice to meet you underwater dude” and just have no context as to why this Atlantian is suddenly giving him advice and letting him know that he’ll come visit and that if he ever needs a place to go that he could come to Atlantis (Danny appreciates it cause honestly he’s had a really rough go at things lately and it’s very nice to just have someone just be really kind for once).

Thus starts the relationship of:

Phantom: this is my adult emotional-support-hero. He is my friend and role model

Aquaman: if you even look at my child I’ll drown you and no one will find your body

Their dynamic would be amazing and fit so well together. Way better then any of the other heroes just in terms of behaviour, situation, power-set, and experience.

Angel.